trúc

See also: truck, truc, truć, trực, trục, and truç

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 竹 (“bamboo”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

trúc

1. a member of the genus of bamboo, Phyllostachys

   Trúc xinh, trúc mọc đầu đình. Em xinh, em đứng một mình cũng xinh.

   Cute bamboo grows in front of the village portal. You're cute, too, but you're already cute by yourself.

See also

• tre
• nứa